burrow
To dig a tunnel or holeTo dig a tunnel or hole.
» My dog likes burrowing under blankets.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To dig a tunnel or hole.
graben
(intransitive)To move underneath or press up against in search of safety or comfort.
The young girl burrowed into the bed.
(intransitive)To investigate thoroughly.
The journalist burrowed into the origins of the mayor's corruption.
- move through by or as by digging
Examples
43 sentencesMy dog likes burrowing under blankets.
The mole burrows into the ground.
The mole burrowed into the earth.
A clever rabbit has three burrows.
ruХитрый заяц три норки имеет.
A shrewd hare keeps three burrows.
ruХитрый заяц три норки имеет.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English borowe, borewe, borwȝ, burȝe, burh, burye (“refuge for an animal, lairFrom Middle English borowe, borewe, borwȝ, burȝe, burh, burye (“refuge for an animal, lair, burrow”), apparently a variant of Middle English burgh (“fortified dwelling, stronghold, refuge”) (see borough) and thus from Old English burh, from Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”), but this sense is not known in Old English burh. Compare, however, Dutch cognate burcht, which has a similar sense.
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Forms
burrows, burrowing, burrowed, burrowedSynonyms
1 synonyms- move through by or as by digging:tunnel
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle